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Fascinating Truths You Probably Didn’t Know About Freddie Mercury

By Gur Tirosh

Freddie Mercury was one of those music stars that could stand on stage, do nothing and still, his audience goes wild. He had already established himself and had a brand together with his band, Queen. Did you know that an asteroid has even been named after him? Other members of the band feel that without him they wouldn’t have made it in their career. This article is going to be about all things Freddie, Queen, and Bohemian Rhapsody (the song and the movie), including all the facts the movie actually got wrong.

Let’s start at the beginning…

Hard Working from a Young Age

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Many musicians wait until after school for them to start writing songs or to begin their career. This wasn’t the case with Freddie Mercury as he started practicing music at the tender age of three. His parents, in an interview, said that Freddie could sing any song and play all tunes on the piano. His passion for music is what drove him to start the group which would establish itself as its own brand, Queen. Even in the band, he played a very critical role, and his efforts are what made it what it is today.